Cambridge University is a world-renowned university with a history of more than 700 years. It has nurtured great scientists, thinkers and poets such as Newton, Bacon, Milton, Byron and Darwin, who made outstanding contribution to the

progress of mankind.

今天，剑桥大学作为获得诺贝尔奖学者最多的大学，在世界高等学府中依然居于显要的地位．

Today, Cambridge University, which has produced more Nobel Prize winners than any other university, still takes a significant place among all the institutions of higher learning in the world.

50 多年前，在我上大学的那个年代，就有不少的中国年轻学子向往到剑桥负笈求学．

Over fifty years ago when I was a university student, many young Chinese students were longing for an opportunity to come and study in Cambridge.

剑桥大学与中国交往的历史，早在上个世纪之交就开始了．

This university began its contacts with China as early as the beginning of the last century.

一百年前，剑桥大学开设了汉语课程．

A hundred years ago, Cambridge started the Chinese language course.

贵校已故的李约瑟博士在中国学术界享有很高的声名．

The late Dr. Joseph Needham of Cambridge University enjoyed a high prestige in the Chinese academic circles.

他倾注毕生心血撰写的《中国科学技术史》，是一部研究中国古代科学技术和文明成就的鸿篇巨制．

He devoted his entire life to the writing of Science and Civilization in China, a monumental work for study on ancient Chinese science and technology and cultural achievements.

100 年来，许多中国学者不远万里到剑桥求学访问，中国杰出的数学家华罗庚就是其中最著名的代表．

For 100 years, many Chinese scholars, best represented by Mr. Hua Luogeng, an outstanding Chinese mathematician, have traveled long distances to study in Cambridge.

今天，中国学术界和剑桥大学继续保持着良好的交流与合作．

Today, the Chinese academic community still maintains good exchanges and cooperation with Cambridge.

这对加强中英人民的文化交流和友谊，推进科技和思想进步产生了积极的作用和影响．

This has played a positive role in and exerted a sound influence on enhanced cultural exchanges and friendship between the Chinese and British people and progress in science and technology as well as in thinking.

20 世纪，人类创造的物质和精神财富，超过了以往任何一个时代．

In the 20th century, mankind has created material and spiritual wealth unmatched by any other time in history.

令人遗憾的是，人类在这 100 年中也经历了前所未有的苦难，特别是遭受了两次世界大战的浩劫．

Regrettably, it is also in these 100 years that humanity has experienced unprecedented hardships, particularly the havoc of the two world wars.

However, it is always the people of the world that make and write world history. In this sense, justice will inevitably prevail over evil, light over darkness and progress over backwardness. Mankind will undoubtedly keep on overcoming difficulties and obstacles, blaze new trails and steadily move forward to a better future.

21 世纪就要到来，世界人民虽然仍面临着很多严峻的挑战，可以肯定地说，人类也面临着巨大的 发展机遇．

The 21st century is approaching. The people of the world still face many tough challenges, but definitely they also see enormous opportunities for development.

只要世界人民同心协力，形成战胜一切挑战的巨大力量，人类文明进步的航船就必将乘风破浪地前 进．

So long as the people of the world work in unison and form a strong force to tackle all challenges, mankind with its civilization will continue to march forward against all odds. like a ship braving the wind and the waves. People of different countries have traversed different roads of historical development. Each nation with its own cultural background, social system and value, will continue to lead a life in its own way.

世界是丰富多彩的．

The world is colorful and diversified.

各国人民走过了不同的历史发展道路，有着不同的文化背景、社会制度和价值观念，延续着不同的 生活方式．

People of different countries have traversed different roads of historical development. Each nation with its own cultural background, social system and value, will continue to lead a life in its own way.

这种多样性正是世界充满竞赛、活力和创新的根本原因．

This diversity is the very reason why the world is full of competition, vigor and innovation.

Countries should enhance exchanges and understanding, and move ahead together on the basis of mutual respect and equality. They should not allow the diversity to be a barrier to their forward march, still less should they deliberatel y provoke confrontation and conflict.

尊重和发展世界文明的多样性，并在这种多样性中找到共同利益之所在，是人类社会向前发展的伟 大动力．

To respect and develop the diversity of world civilization and identify therefrom common interests are a great driving force propelling human society forward.

这里，我想就中国的发展这个题目谈一些我的看法，希望有助于诸位对中国的了解．

Here, I want to share with you some of my thoughts on China's development, in the hope that it will give you a better understanding of my country.

中华人民共和国刚刚度过了 50 岁的生日．

The People's Republic of China has just celebrated its 50th anniversary.

对于绵延 5000 多年的中华文明而言， 50 年只是弹指一挥间．

Fifty years are but a brief moment for Chinese civilization that has been going on for more than 5,000 years.

然而，在这 50 年中，中国这个古老的国度发生了翻天覆地的变化，面貌焕然一新．

However, in the past 50 years, earth-shaking changes have taken place on this ancient Chinese land. It has taken on a completely new look.

近代中国是一个半殖民地半封建的社会，

China in modern history was a semi-colonial and semi- feudal society.

国势衰弱，外强侵入，国土沦丧，生灵涂炭．

It was weak, feeble and fell a prey to foreign invasion, with lots of land annexed and its people plunged into an abyss of misery.

中国人民为改变这种悲惨命运，进行了顽强的抗争．

The Chinese people fought tenaciously to change their miserable destiny.

From the middle of the last century to that of this century, the Chinese people went through setbacks and defeat in their struggles, but they never yielded. Finally, under the leadership of the Communist Party of China, they won national independence and liberation and founded New China.

从此，中国历史的发展进入了崭新的时代．

From then on China entered a completely new era of development in its history.

掌握了自己命运的中国各族人民，终于可以在一个独立、统一、和平、稳定的环境中意气风发地建 设自己的国家，实现振兴中华的伟大理想．

The Chinese people of all ethnic groups, who have taken their destiny in their own hands and enjoy independence, unity, peace and stability, are now able to devote all their energy to the cause of building up their country and realize the lofty ideal of national rejuvenation.

中国人民十分珍惜经过艰苦卓绝的奋斗而取得的当家作主的权利，十分珍惜经过长期艰辛的探索而 开辟的建设有中国特色社会主义这一正确的发展道路．

They deeply cherish their hard-won right to be masters of the country and the right past to development, that is ,building socialism with Chinese characteristics. This is a road they have found after years of difficult exploration.

历史和现实都告诉我们，只有始终不渝地坚持这一切，中国才能持续发展，中国人民才能过上幸福 美好的生活．

Both history and realities tell us that only by adhering to all this can China obtain a sustainable development and the Chinese people lead a happy life.

经过 50 年的艰苦创业，中国的综合国力、社会生产力和人民生活水平大幅度提高．

Our strenuous efforts in the past 50 years have brought about a substantial boost in the overall national strength and social productivity and a marked improvement of people's livelihood.

从 1952 年到 1958 年，中国国内生产总值年均增长百分之七点七，明显高于同期世界年平均增 长百分之三左右的水平．

From 1952 to 1998, China's GDP grew at an average annual rate of 7.7%, much higher than the world average of 3% in the same period.

现在，中国的经济总量排名世界第七，外汇储备世界第二，进出口总额世界第十一．

Its economic aggregates are the 7th largest in the world, its foreign exchange reserves the second largest, and its total foreign trade volume the 11th

largest.

在过去 20 年间，中国农村贫困人口减少了两亿多，百分之九十五以上的农民过上了温饱有余的生活．

In the past two decades, the poverty- stricken population in its rural areas has been reduced by more than 200 million, and more than 95% of farmers have got enough and to spare.

中国人口的预期寿命由新中国成立前的 35 岁提高到目前的 71 岁，成人文盲率由百分之八十下 降到百分之十六点五．

Life expectancy has increased from 35 years prior to the founding of New China to the current 71. The illiteracy rate among adults has dropped from 80% to 16.5%.

中国的物质文明建设和精神文明建设都取得了举世瞩目的成就，

Remarkable achievements have been scored in both the material and spiritual civilization.

旧中国积贫积弱的状况已经一去不复返了．

Gone forever are the days in which China was poor and weak.

国际舆论评论说：“中国只用了一代人的时间，取得了其他国家用了几个世纪才能取得的成就”．

There are comments from world opinion: “ It has taken China only on generation to achieve what would have taken other countries several centuries to accomplish ” .

中国建设的成就，不仅为中国的未来发展奠定了坚实基础，而且也为促进亚洲和世界的和平稳定作 出了巨大贡献．

What China has accomplished has not only laid a solid foundation for its future development, but also constituted enormous contribution to peace and stability of Asia and the world at large.

The reason why China can achieve so much in the short space of several decades lies with the unprecedented unity that the people of all ethnic groups have attained under the leadership of the CPC. It can also be attributed to the road of building socialism with Chinese characteristics that the Chinese people have found and to the inspiration that the Chinese nation has drawn from its fine tradition and culture as well as the spirit of the new era.

没有自己精神支柱的民族是没有前途的．

A nation without a spirit to support it has no future.

要正确把握中国已经发生和将要发生的事情，需要了解中国人民的基本价值观念．

To have a good understanding of what has happened and what will happen in China, it is absolutely necessary to know the basic Chinese values.

中华民族历来尊重人的尊严和价值．

The Chinese nation has always valued human dignity and value.

还在遥远的古代，我们的先人就已提出“民为贵”的思想，认为“天生万物，唯人为贵”，

Even in the ancient days, our ancestors came up with the idea of people being most important, believing that “ man is the most valuable among all the things that heaven fosters ” .

一切社会的发展和进步，都取决于人的发展和进步，取决于人的尊严的维护和价值的发挥．

Progress and development of a society hinge on human progress and development and depend on how well human dignity is maintained and how much human value is realized.

中国共产党领导人民进行革命、建设和改革，就是要实现全中国人民广泛的自由、民主和人权．

The Communist Party of China has lead the Chinese people in carrying out revolution, development and reform precisely for the purpose of ensuring the entire Chinese people broad freedoms, democracy and human rights.

今天中国所焕发出来的巨大活力，是中国人民拥有广泛自由、民主的生动写照．

The immense vitality displayed by China today is a vivid reflection of the broad freedoms and democratic rights enjoyed by the Chinese people.

中国在公元一世纪人口就已达到过 6000 万左右，

China's population reached around 60 million as early as in the 1st century.

众多人口的衣食住行，几千年来一直是中国历代政府所要解决的首要人权问题．

For several thousand years, to provide for the people 's need for food, clothing, housing and transport has all along been the primary human rights challenge for successive governments in Chinese history.

今天的中国是一个有 12 亿多人口的发展中大国，仍然必须首先保障最广大人民的生存权和发展 权，不然一切其他权利都无从谈起．

In today's China, which is a large developing country with a population of over 1.2 billion, top priority should still be given to ensuring the greatest possible majority of its people the rights to subsistence and development. Otherwise, there would be no other rights to speak of.

中国确保 12 亿多人的生存权和发展权，这是对世界人权进步事业的重大贡献．

To ensure our people these rights is in itself a major contribution to the progress of the world human rights cause.

集体人权与个人人权、经济社会文化权利与公民政治权利紧密结合和协调发展，这是适合中国国情 因而是中国人权事业发展的必然道路．

Collective and individual human rights have to go hand in hand and their coordinated development should be pursued, so do economic, social and cultural rights on the one hand and civil and political rights on the other. This is in keeping with China's specific national conditions and is therefore the only way to progress in the human rights cause in China.

中国集中力量发展经济，促进社会全面进步，坚持发展社会主义民主，建设社会主义法治国家，都 是为了促进中国人民的人权事业．

China has been concentrating its resources on economic development, promoting all-round social progress and persistently developing socialist democracy and building a socialist country under the rule of law. All this is aimed at promoting the cause of human rights of the Chinese people.

China has played an active part in international activities in the human rights field, carried out highly effective dialogues and cooperation with the rest of international community on the question of human rights on the basis of equality and mutual respect and hence made positive contributions to progress in the global human rights cause.

中华民族历来坚持独立自主的民族精神和发展道路．

The Chinese nation has persistently pursued an independent national spirit and road to development.

中国人民把独立自主当作立国之本，

We, the Chinese people, regard independence as the foundation on which to build the country.

在五千多年的不懈奋斗中创造了灿烂的中华文明，

We have created a splendid Chinese civilization by making unremitting endeavor over five thousand years.

并在近代反抗外来侵略、实现民族解放的斗争中自立自强，最终掌握了自己的命运．

We grew stronger by relying on our own efforts in the struggle to resist foreign aggression and gain national liberation in modern times and finally became masters of our own destiny.

独立自主、自力更生，同学习外国，吸收世界文明的成果，

Independence and self- reliance should not rule out learning from other countries and drawing upon the fruits of world civilization.

是相互结合、相辅相成的．

The two are complementary to each other.

中华民族的先人们早就懂得这个道理．

Our ancestors came to know this a long time ago.

中国的汉唐时代，都曾在这方面留下了宝贵的历史经验，

In this respect, we have valuable historical experience from the Han and Tang Dynasties.

当时既是中国自强不息地发展自己的昌盛时期，也是积极开展对外交流，广泛吸收外来进步文化的时期．

Those were periods of prosperity when China strove to develop itself on its own, and also periods when it learned extensively from foreign advanced cultures in the process of actively conducting external exchanges.

新中国成立后，中国人民坚持走自己的路，进行经济政治文化建设，把祖国建设成为一个初步繁荣 昌盛的社会主义国家．

Since the founding of New China, we Chinese people have persevered in taking our own road and engaging in the economic, political and cultural undertakings and turning our motherland into a socialist country with initial prosperity.

同时，积极吸收和借鉴世界一切先进的文明成果，这些文明成果对于中国的发展也起了重要的促进作用．

Meanwhile, we have earnestly absorbed and drawn upon fruits of advanced world civilization, which in turn have greatly promoted the development of China.

当然，这种对外国文明的吸收和借鉴决不能是简单的模仿．

However, it must be pointed out that the absorption and learning process is by no means one of simple imitation.

中国既不能照抄西方资本主义国家的发展模式，也不能硬搬其他国家建设社会主义的模式，

China can not copy the development model of Western capitalist countries, nor can it mechanically follow other countries' models of building socialism.

而必须走适合自己国情的发展道路．

On the contrary, it must take a road to development that is suited to its national conditions.

这就是我们通过自己的长期实践终于找到的建设有中国特色社会主义的道路．

That is, the road to building socialism with Chinese characteristics, which we have found through long-term practice.

中国人民将坚定不移地沿着这条道路走下去．

The Chinese people will move forward unswervingly along this road.

中华民族历来珍惜各民族大团结和祖国统一．

The Chinese nation has always valued the great unity of all the ethnic groups and the reunification of the country.

中国的 56 个民族，从古代开始就在华夏大地上劳动和繁衍，经过长期的相互帮助、相互学习， 形成了统一的多民族国家．

Since ancient times, people of the 56 ethnic groups have toiled and multiplied on the vast land of China. They have helped each other and learned from each other over long years and thus formed a unitary multi- ethnic country.

维护中华民族的团结统一，是中华民族伟大复兴的根本基础，是全国各族人民的根本利益所在．

The preservation of solidarity and unity of the Chinese nation is the very foundation for the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation and is where the fundamental interests of the people of all ethnic groups lie.

新中国成立以后，中国在少数民族聚居的地方实行区域自治，

Since the founding of New China, regional autonomy has been practiced in places where ethnic minorities live in compact communities.

各民族的权益受到宪法保障，

The rights and interests of all the ethnic groups are protected by the Constitution.

民族地区的经济社会不断发展，

Continued social and economic progress has been made in the regions inhabited by ethnic minorities.

各民族之间的平等、团结、互助关系不断加强．

The relations between different ethnic groups based on equality, solidarity and mutual help have grown stronger and stronger.

中国各族人民坚决反对任何企图分裂中国领土和主权的图谋．

The Chinese people of all ethnic groups are firmly opposed to any attempt to split the Chinese territory and sovereignty.

Dr. Sun Yat-sen, the great forerunner of the Chinese democratic revolution and the founder of the Kuomintang (the Nationalist Party), pointed out: “ China is a unitary country. This has already been deeply etched in its historical identity. It is this identity that has kept us together as one nation. ”

中国政府已经恢复对香港行使主权，澳门也将于今年 12 月 20 日回归中国．

The Chinese government has already resumed the exercise of sovereignty over Hong Kong. Macau will return to the embrace of the motherland on 20 December this year.

按照“和平统一、一国两制”方针最终解决台湾问题，完成祖国的统一大业，是全体中国人民不可 动摇的意志．

It is the unshakable will of all the Chinese people to ultimately resolve the Taiwan question under the principle of “ peaceful reunification, one country two systems ” and accomplish the great cause of national reunification.

在解决台湾问题上，我们不承诺放弃使用武力，正是为了促成和平解决．

On the settlement of the Taiwan question, we do not undertake to renounce the use of force precisely for the purpose of facilitating a peaceful settlement.

中国人民一定能够实现中国的完全统一．

The Chinese people will certainly accomplish the complete reunification of the country.

中华民族历来爱好自由与和平．

The Chinese nation always loves freedom and peace.

中国人民始终希望天下太平、希望同各国人民友好相处．

The Chinese people have always longed for peace prevailing across the world and wish to live in harmony with the people of all the other countries.

“亲仁善邻”，一直为我们的先人们奉为国之宝箴．

“ Benevolence and good-neighbourliness ” were all along regarded as a treasured maxim by our ancestors.

中国人民在近代饱受战争和被侵略的痛苦，更深感自由与和平的珍贵．

In modern times, the Chinese people suffered immensely from the scourge of war and aggression, so now they feel all the more strongly the value of freedom and peace.

任何一个国家的建设和发展，都需要一个和平稳定的国际国内环境．

The nation-building and development of each and every country requires a peaceful and stable international and domestic environment.

任何一个国家和民族的自由，都是一切个人自由的前提和基础．

Freedom of a country and nation serves as a precondition and basis for the freedom of all its individuals.

我们希望各国人民都生活在没有战争和暴力的世界里，希望各国人民都能享有不被人压迫、歧视和

欺凌的自由．

It is our hope that the people of all countries can live in a world free from war and violence and free from suppression, discrimination and bullying.

中国实行以和平为宗旨的外交方针，坚持相互尊重主权和领土完整、互不侵犯、互不干涉内政的基 本原则．

China pursues a peace-oriented foreign policy and adheres to the basic principles of mutual respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity, mutual non- aggression and non-interference in each other's internal affairs.

中国主张不同社会制度的国家应该平等相待，和平共处，反对任何国家以任何形式把自己的政治制 度和意识形态强加于别国．

China is of the view that countries with different social systems should treat one another as equals and co-exist peacefully, and is opposed to any attempt to impose in any form one's own political system and ideology on other countries.

中国的发展和强盛不会对任何人构成威胁，而只会促进世界的和平、稳定和发展．

A developed, strong and prosperous China will pose no threat to anyone. It will only promote world peace, stability and development.

永远不称霸，这是中国人民对世界的庄严承诺．

China will never seek hegemony. This is a solemn commitment of the Chinese people to the world.

The road to socialist development and the basic domestic and foreign policies chosen and followed by the Chinese people have their origin in the logical historical development of modern China and in the fine national tradition of the Chinese nation formed over thousands of years. Therefore, they are well founded and firmly grounded in terms of both history and realities.

我们的目标是，到下个世纪中叶，即中华人民共和国成立一百周年时，基本实现现代化，把中国建 成富强民主文明的社会主义国家．

Our goal is to realize modernization by and large and turn China into a strong, prosperous, democratic and culturally-advanced socialist country by the middle of next century when the People's Republic of China celebrates its centenary.

中国人民有信心克服和战胜前进道路上出现的各种困难和风险，实现我们既定的伟大目标．

The Chinese people are confident that they will brave and overcome all the difficulties and risks on their way forward and attain this great goal.

中国的稳定和发展，将会为中英两国在各个领域的友好合作提供良好的机遇．

The stability and development of China will provide good opportunities for China and the UK to carry out friendly cooperation in various fields.

中国愿与英国共同努力，将一个充满活力的中英全面合作伙伴关系带入 21 世纪．

China is ready to work together with the UK to bring a dynamic China-UK partnership of all-round cooperation into the 21st century.

女士们，先生们：

Ladies and Gentlemen,

人类又来到了一个新的世纪之交和千年之交的重要历史时刻．

Mankind is again at an important historical juncture when it is about to enter a new century and a new millennium.

冷战结束以来，世界形势总体趋向缓和．

Since the end of the Cold War, the world situation has, generally speaking, moved towards relaxation.

各国人民要和平、求稳定、谋发展的呼声日益高涨．

There has been an increasingly louder call for peace, stability and development from people of the world.

科学技术日新月异的发展，为人类开发和利用自然提供了空前巨大的能力，也为人类自身能力的发 展开辟了广阔的前景．

Science and technology, which advance by leads and bounds, have not only provided an unprecedented capacity for mankind to explore and harness nature, but also opened up broad prospects for the development of man's own ability.

但天下仍很不太平，世界的和平与发展依然受到这样或那样的威胁．

But the world is far from tranquil, and world peace and development are still under threat in one way or another.

强权政治和霸权主义在国际政治、经济和安全领域中依然存在并有新的发展，

Power politics and hegemony still exist in international political, economic and security realms and have further asserted themselves.

地区冲突此起彼伏，

Regional conflicts have erupted one after another.

南北发展差距继续拉大，

The gap in development between North and South continues to widen.

环境恶化、武器扩散、国际犯罪、恐怖主义等跨国问题困扰着人类．

Mankind is plagued by trans-national problems such as environmental degradation, arms proliferation, international crimes and terrorism.

如果我们不能抓紧解决这一系列重大问题，世界就难以发展．

If we fail to address these major problems promptly, it will be difficult for the world to develop further.

何去何从，解决这些问题的主动权掌握在世界人民手中．

With regard to what course to follow and how to resolve these problems, the initiative is in the hands of the people of the world.

推动建立公正合理的国际政治经济新秩序，是各国人民和有远见的政治家必须认真而审慎思考的极 其重大的课题．

To help establish a just and rational new international political and economic order is a task of vital importance, a task that people of all countries and farsighted statesmen have to ponder over in seriousness and with prudence.

为维护世界和平，促进共同发展，所有的国家都必须遵循公认的国际关系基本准则，包括和平共处 五项原则和《联合国宪章》的宗旨与原则．

To safeguard world peace and promote common development, all countries must comply with the universally recognized basic norms governing international relations, including the Five Principles of Peaceful Co-existence and the purposes and principles of the UN Charter.

各国的事情要由各国人民作主，国际上的事情要由大家商量解决．

The affairs of a country should be dealt with by the people of that country, and international affairs should be settled through consultation by all countries and regions concerned.

各国人民有权自主选择符合本国国情的社会制度和发展道路，创造自己的生活．

People of each country are entitled to choose independently the social system and road to development suited to their national conditions and to build their own lives.

维护自己国家的主权和安全，是每个国家的政府和人民的神圣权利与光荣职责，

It is the sacred right and glorious duty of the government and people of each country to safeguard their state sovereignty and security.

任何别的国家和国际组织都应尊重，都无权进行干预．

All other countries and international organizations should respect them and have no right to interfere.

处理国与国的关系应超越社会制度和意识形态的差异，努力寻求共同利益的汇合点，扩大互利合作 ，谋求共同发展．

It is essential to transcend the differences in social system and ideology in handling state-to- state relations, work to seek convergence of common interests, expand mutually-beneficial cooperation and strive for common development.

不能用一种政治制度和发展模式去规范世界．

It is not right to model the world after one political system or development mode.

各个国家都应遵循世界是丰富多彩的原则，采取相互学习、取长补短的积极态度，以利共同发展．

All countries should honor the principle that the world is colorful and diversified, and adopt a positive attitude of learning from each other to make up for their respective deficiencies in the interest of common development.

开展国际经济交往，应该坚持平等互利．

It is essential to adhere to the principle of equality and mutual benefit in conducting international economic exchanges.

制定国际经济贸易领域的新规则，应该充分反映经济技术还不发达、处于弱势地位的广大发展中国 家的合理要求，注意保障它们的正当权益．

In formulating new rules guiding international economic activities and trade, the reasonable demands of the vast number of developing countries should be fully reflected, as they are under-developed in terms of the economy and technology and at a disadvantage, and attention should be paid to the protection of their legitimate rights and interests.

第二次大战以后许多殖民地国家的人民获得了解放和独立，

Following World War II, the people of many countries under colonial rule were emancipated and won independence.

这是人类社会在 20 世纪取得的最伟大的进步．

That was the greatest progress made by human society in the 20th century.

这些国家经济基础薄弱，处在发展的过程之中．

These countries still have a weak economic foundation and are in the process of development.

离开甚至损害发展中国家的利益，整个世界就不可能稳定，更不可能普遍繁荣，

Should their interests be ignored or even harmed, the world would not enjoy stability, not to say universal prosperity.

就会带来诸多困难、风险和不公正不合理的现象，最终发达国家也会受到损害．

And there would emerge a multitude of problems, risks, inequalities and irrationalities, which would ultimately jeopardize the interest of developed countries.

我们希望各国的政治家都能关注逐步解决南北经济差距不断拉大这一十分紧迫的问题．

It is our hope that the statesmen of all countries will pay attention to the very urgent issue of gradually narrowing the widening gap between North and South economically.

这个问题不解决，必将对全球经济的稳定发展产生极大的负面影响，人类共同发展繁荣的目标就不可能实现．

This problem, if not solved, is bound to inflict a big negative impact on the steady growth of the global economy, and make it impossible for mankind to achieve common development and prosperity.

维护国际安全，必须彻底摒弃冷战思维，努力把国际社会的持久和平建立在促进各国相互信任和共 同利益的新安全观的基础上．

To maintain international security, it is essential to discard the Cold-War mentality and work to build a lasting peace for the international community on the basis of a new security concept featuring promotion of mutual trust and common interests of all countries.

A security mechanism conducive to world peace and stability and to peaceful development of all countries should first be established through the concerted efforts of the international community. Under it, no country should be allowed to build its own so-called security at the expense of the security interests of other countries.

应通过对话增进信任，通过合作谋求安全，相互尊重主权，和平解决争端．

It is essential to build confidence through dialogue, seek security through cooperation, respect each other's sovereignty and settle disputes through peaceful means.

中国 2550 年前诞生的杰出教育家、思想家孔子说过：“逝者如斯夫！不舍昼夜．”

Confucius, an outstanding educator and thinker of China who was born about 2,550 years ago, once said: “ The passage of time is just like the flow of water, which goes on day and night. ”

时光流逝不可逆转．

The lapse of time is irreversible.

21 世纪正在到来．

The 21st century is just around the corner.

人类美好的未来要靠一代代年轻人去创造．

The beautiful future of mankind will depend on the efforts of young people generation after generation.

It is my hope that the youth of China and the UK will meet the needs of the times and follow the tide of world development, study hard, move ahead in defiance of difficulties and make their due contribution to the development of their own countries, maintenance of world peace and advancement of the cause of human progress.

谢谢各位．

Thank you.

Speech delivered by Chinese President Jiang Zemin at the University of Cambridge on October 22.1999